The Tea Party and today's right-wing libertarian movements are built on several premises or assumptions. Within limits, most of those are true. But the problem is that those current movements do not accept reasonable limits. Among those premises or assumptions are the following:

1. Government closest to the people governs best. When that local government is built upon a culture which supports democratic principles and on the well-being of all the people, that tends to be true. When the culture is built on racism or ethnocentrism, unfettered free enterprise turn into greed, and ethnic, political, and economic inequity, local government acts in corrupt, despotic, and even brutally cruel ways.
2. Concern for the poor is and should be the domain of the church. Where they get that from is incomprehensible. Nowhere in the Old Testament , New Testament, or Koran is that stated, and especially not by Jesus. What Jesus said is that WE should be concerned about the needs and plight of the poor. Nowhere did he say that we should not engage in combined efforts through government to deal with those concerns!!!!
3. Man is a rational actor and when individuals are free to pursue -- without any restrictions -- their enlightened self-interest, the economy and society work best. The only problem is that the premise is simply not true. The human being, all too often, acts on emotion (greed, excessive exuberance, fear, desire for control) instead of reason. Limits must be placed on individuals and groups to prevent them from taking actions which hurt many innocent bystanders.
4. Individual and states' rights take precedence over the federal government. Far too many individuals expressing the rights of the individuals are simply seeking opportunity to steal, embezzle, dominate, or control without limits and without regard to the rights and welfare of others. Similarly, acting on supposed states' rights has long been the domain of racists, militarists, corrupt politicians, and, other scoundrels.
   In short, today's right-wing libertarian movements are built on false premises. They seek to hamstring any government control which can truly (1)promote a more democratic country, real economic opportunity for all, the well-being of all our people, (2)rein in corruption, greed, fraud, and embezzlement, and (serve our people and country best. They, simply put, are immoral frauds!